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(), n.[OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse, F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See Lax.] 1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a falconer holds his hawk, or a courser his dog. Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. Shak. 2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes, bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general. [I] kept my chamber a leash of days. B. Jonson. Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings. Tennyson. 3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp threads, in a loom. Leash v. t.[imp. & p. p.Leashed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Leashing.] To tie together, or hold, with a leash. スポンサード リンク
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